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Case No. 20636Rape · Co. Westmeath · 20 Jan 2019

Westmeath man convicted of raping teenager to be sentenced

On 20 January 2019 a 15-year-old girl was raped by a man, then 29, in an unoccupied house in a town in Co Westmeath. The girl was treated at hospital for a laceration to her hymen, and the hospital reported the matter to gardaí. Earlier in 2023 a Central Criminal Court jury convicted the man, now 33, of a single count of rape, and he does not accept the verdict. On 19 June 2023 he was remanded in continuing custody and sentencing was adjourned to 10 July 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted19 Jun
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A Westmeath man, now 33, was convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl.
Where
The rape took place in an unoccupied house in a town in Co Westmeath.
When
The rape occurred on 20 January 2019.
Investigation
  • The girl went to hospital for treatment of a laceration to her hymen, and the hospital reported the matter to gardaí.
  • According to a garda's account given in court, the man and the girl were known to each other.
In court
  • A Central Criminal Court jury convicted the man of a single count of rape earlier in 2023.
  • The man was remanded in continuing custody and sentencing was adjourned to 10 July 2023.
Sentence
The prosecution said the case was in the more serious category with a headline sentence of 10 to 15 years, while the defence submitted that it fell in the mid-range of six to eight years.
Other details
  • The man does not accept the jury's verdict.
  • The man was 29 at the time of the rape and the girl was 15 and a half.
  • The girl did not make a victim impact statement.
  • The man has prior convictions for assault, violent disorder, public order and road traffic offences, but none of a sexual nature.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA Westmeath man was convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe rape took place in an unoccupied house in a town in Co Westmeath. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe rape occurred on 20 January 2019. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe girl went to hospital for treatment of a laceration to her hymen, and the hospital reported the matter to gardaí. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • courtA Central Criminal Court jury convicted the man of a single count of rape earlier in 2023. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • courtThe man was remanded in continuing custody and sentencing was adjourned to 10 July 2023. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • sentenceThe prosecution said the case was in the more serious category, indicating a headline sentence of 10 to 15 years. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • sentenceThe defence submitted that the case fell into the mid-range of a six to eight year headline sentence. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe man does not accept the jury's verdict. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe man was 29 at the time of the rape and the girl was 15 and a half. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe victim did not make a victim impact statement. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe man has prior convictions for assault, violent disorder, public order and road traffic offences, but none of a sexual nature. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 19 Jun2023
    Convictedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Midlands man who raped teenager to be sentenced

    Reports the jury conviction, the prosecution and defence sentencing submissions, the remand in custody and the adjournment of sentencing to 10 July 2023.

    convicted, 33, malevictim, 15, female